Nieuws

Thanks to habitat loss and poaching, there are only about 160 Blond Titi monkeys left in the entire world. Yet the Brazilian government has not taken any action to protect them. Please sign this petition.

Media & Video

Oct 14, 2014

Petitie voor Titi-apen

Thanks to habitat loss and poaching, there are only about 160 Blond Titi monkeys left in the entire world. Yet the Brazilian government has not taken any action to protect them. Please sign this petition.

Categorie: MvR Stichting

Ingezonden door: bestuur MvRS

There are only about 160 Blond Titi monkeys left in the entire world -- but the government of Brazil isn't doing anything to protect the species from extinction.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature lists them as "critically endangered" which means they're only one disaster away from becoming extinct. Because of the deforestation occurring throughout Brazil, the Titi monkey's habitat gets smaller every year.

Cattle ranching -- including feeding the cows that end up on dinner plates around the world -- is encroaching on the monkeys' once-lush jungle. The cities and suburbs blooming throughout the country are doing the same thing.

And if that weren't enough, the monkeys are often hunted for their pelts or kidnapped to be used as pets in the wild.